Intel Kaby Lake has seem to be the 'victim' of AMD Ryzen fanatics ever since the company showed off a surprisingly higher result on single-thread. Reports quickly assume that Apple may consider partnering with AMD to supply chips for its Macs lineup.
What Intel Kaby Lake has to offer
There's been opinion split as to which processor Apple will use to power its desktop and laptop lineups. Before the final decision is made, it is safe to assume that Apple will surely choose what's best for the products.
Previously, numerous media outlets have come to believe that after AMD launched its Ryzen CPUs, Apple could be tempted to make a shift. The official test showed that Ryzen 7 has a better performance than Intel Kaby Lake i7 7700K. Furthermore, AMD is setting the price affordable for partners to consider. Apparently, the Zen CPU is not far from flaw. The demo was showing AMD Ryzen in single-thread performance and its clock speeds don't win from Core i7, Eurogamer reported.
Does AMD Ryzen have a chance?
Intel Kaby Lake core i7 chip improvement and higher clock CPU could benefit for Apple Macs lineup as the notebooks are designed for professionals. The processor will support heavy demands with fast storage and memory and is able to conserving battery.
Furthermore, AMD Ryzen might look more appealing to manufacturers who build machines for gaming instead of focusing on the creative side like Apple with its Macs. In particular, MacBook Pro is meant to tackle workstation tasks with its productivity tools. It's never intended to be powerful for gaming. To put into perspective, the Skylake is able to power Retina 5K iMac desktop and one can imagine how Kaby Lake will double the capability of a mobile workstations device like MacBook Pro.
Regardless of the newest speculation, reputable publications like PC Advisor, BGR and Apple Insider note that Kaby Lake could be the true potential chip to go under the hood of MacBook Pro 2017.
